Outcomes of Co‐Morbid Alcoholic Men: A 1‐Year Follow‐Up
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
- Vol. 16 (1), 131-138
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1992.tb00649.x
Abstract
In this prospective, 1-year study, 360 males admitted to an inpatient alcoholism treatment program were administered a DSM-III compatible structured interview and subtyped by co-occurring psychiatric disorder. Forty percent satisfied diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence while 27% met criteria for alcohol dependence and one additional psychiatric syndrome. The dually diagnosed patients were divided into: alcohol dependence plus drug abuse, alcohol dependence plus antisocial personality and alcohol dependence plus depression. These subtypes were compared on multiple dimensions at intake and at 1-year follow-up. At follow-up, all groups showed significant improvement in drinking and psychosocial functioning. The results suggest that subtyping alcoholics by co-morbid psychiatric disorders may be a good postdictor of clinical history, but a poor predictor of drinking outcome.Keywords
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